Re: control lights via telephone

[Tim Hawes <timsyahoo@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Jose,

How sophisticated does the control need to be?
If you only need simple on/off then this may suit:
http://www.automatedhome.co.uk/New-Products/GSM-Auto-Controls-Anything-From=
-Anywhere-with-your-Phone.html

US$ 199, or GBP 139 from Quantek, see:
http://www.automatedhome.co.uk/vbulletin/showthread.php?p=3D10050#post10050

HTH,

Tim.


On Sat, May 16, 2009 at 9:19 PM, Jose <sanchezbond007@xxxxxxx> wrote:
>
> We have about 300 DL05 in our 30 Tech Colleges and I am looking for
the w=
ay to control lights, air conditioners that are connected to DL05, through
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a telephone from any place in the world. I am thinking to use asterisk
beca=
use we can add this feature to the PBX. For example if a somebody call to
a=
house or a company, asterisk respond saying if you know the ext. mark it k=
now. I suggest that one of the extensions is for the control of lights
etc.=
and if you pres this extension it prompts you for a secret code. Ones the =
system verified the secret code it prompts you to on/off light etc. And
sen=
d the information to the PLC.
>
> I need help on how to comunicate xap protocol with any of the
protocols o=
f DL05. Ethernet SDK in a C++ program, for example.
>
>
>
> I post on asterisk and they toldme.
> a project like this can certainly be done through asterisk, however it
wi=
ll likely require other software be written to handle it... I dont believe
=
the MDMTEL board from auto direct is an IVR.. it is strictly a PC modem so
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it taks in data carrier only and not voice
>
> asterisk can connect modem calls together but in and of itself is a
phone=
system, not an automation controller...
>
> I use asterisk in my home to do the things you are talking of, control
my=
HVAC, lights, door latches, cameras etc.. however i have additional hardwa=
re and software.. and communicate over TCP/IP using the Xap protocol to my
=
main automation server...
>
> my PLC's are standalone but ultimately are controlled by the main
server.=
.. asterisk talks to the main server by Xap...
>
> example:
>
> asterisk dialplan sends me through a voice menu lets say to turn on
the p=
orch light... i am asked first what room I wish to control, then am given
a=
list of lightsi n that room and then I can turn on, turn off, or set brigh=
tness.. this is all done in asterisk... however when I press the key to
"ex=
ecute" an external AGI script is called which communicates via Xap to
my ma=
in server.. which picks it up and turns on the light....
>
> asterisk handles the voice interface part of it...
> you would need to code software to talk to your PLC units based on
what w=
as handled in asterisk...
> 2009/5/1 Jose sanchez < sanchezbond007@xxxxxxx direcci=F3n de
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> The next information was written by Greg Kiser.
>
>
> Case 1808: DirectSOFT =96 Control lights via telephone
>
> Hi Jose,
> The bottomline is that whatever ends up talking to the DL-PLC, must
speak=
one of its protocols.
>
> DL05 Serial Protocols (see pg. 4-4 of DL05 manual)
> Port1 (RS-232C, 9600 bps fixed)
> =95 K-sequence protocol (slave).
> =95 Modbus RTU (slave).
> =95 DirectNET (slave).
> Port2 (RC-232C, 300-38.4Kbps)
> =95 K-sequence protocol (slave).
> =95 Modbus RTU (master/slave).
> =95 DirectNET (master/slave).
> =95 Non-sequence / print protocol.
>
> DL05 Ethernet Protocols (Must have H0-ECOM100 installed in DL05 option
sl=
ot).
> =95 ECOM protocol
> =95 Modbus TCP (master/slave)
>
> NOTES
> =95 K-sequence protocol is proprietary.
> =95 DirectNET is open and the manual for it can be downloaded.
> =95 There is canned software sold by AutomationDirect that talks these
pr=
otocols to the PLC.
> =95 Our freely downloadable Ethernet SDK will talk ECOM protocol to
the H=
0-ECOM100. You can use the Ethernet SDK in a C++ program, for example.
>
> Hope this helps a little more.
>
> Best regards,
>
> www.hosteng.com/Support.htm
>
>
> Post on asterisk forum see important information
> forums.digium.com/viewtopic.php?p=3D130001#130001
>


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